Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1887 — A Rich Altar in Mexico. [ARTICLE]

A Rich Altar in Mexico.

The great cathedral of Puebla, Mexico, is b 23 feet long, 101 feet wide, and the interior height is 80 feet. In the tower there are eighteen bells and any one just dropping off to sleep when the hour is struck will readily believe that the largest weighs nine tons. One of the many ways of money-making which the Pueblans have found is in working the quarries, and the interior of the cathedral has been enriched with these products. The stone-workers have vied with the iron-workers in showing their skill. The floor is paved with colored marbles. The great altar, which cost SIIO,OOO, is a mass of Mexican marbles, intermingled with which is the onyx for which the State is famous. Underneath this altar is the tomb of the Puebla Bishops, and there again the onyx has been used as if it was common stone. Pulpit and sounding-board, too, are of carved onyx. In the sacristy are large tables, the tops of which are slabs of onyx. In the midst of all this richness there are some highly prized relics, showing that the wealth and influence of the Puebla diocese have been recognized at Rome. In the shrine above the Bishop’s seat is a thorn from the crown of Christ An ivory crucifix sent by Gregory XVI. as a mark of his favor is in the chapel of San Jose, which is but one of the many little chapels opening out from the nave.— St. Louis GlobeDemocrat. “Hello, where’s Jones, the catcher?” asked the manager, as the club assembled on the grounds. “Caught a bad cold and couldn’t come,” replied the pitcher. “Well, I’m glad he’s found something at last he can catch,— Pittsburg h Telegraph.